Pat Downey is officially carving a new career path as a professional mixed martial artist. He left wrestling behind, and with it, he hopes the negativity, too. At Bellator 284 , Downey (1-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) defeated Keyes Nelson (0-4 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) by submission 36 seconds into the first round of their middleweight bout. The maneuver capped off a long-awaited MMA debut after much athletic controversy and adversity. “My perspective is nothing but positive,” Downey said in a post-fight news conference. “I have a really, really good feeling, and I’m not going to let any negativity or any haters or any cancel culture or any of that sh*t – none of that is going to ruin my parade and ruin this career for me
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